With deepest sorrow, we announce that Kevin, our beloved, son passed away suddenly at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. Kevin was born in Yuba City, California, to Mick and Marlene Anderson. He grew up in Yuba City until 1990, when his family moved to Nevada City. Kevin graduated from Nevada Union High School, class of 1995. [...]
David Beesley, history professor and author on Sierra Nevada, dies at 83. David Beesley, a leading environmental historian who studied the Sierra Nevada mountain range, passed away at his Nevada City, CA home on November 20, 2021, succumbing to complications from a cascade of debilitating illnesses he faced for almost a decade. He was 83. [...]
Eutallah (Tallah) Ruth Evelyn Smith was born in Jasper, Alabama October 14, 1928. She grew up with eight siblings and moved to Sequim, Washington in 1936. In 1956 she wed her “ever loving” husband, Donald Floyd Johnson. In 49 years of marriage Tallah and Don raised four children in the Bay Area and retired in [...]
Jim Smith, who was our father, grandfather, faithful-loving-companion and uncle – passed away suddenly at his home on Dec. 17, 2021. He was 91 years old. Jim was born in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up in Palo Alto, attended USF, married, served in the U.S. Army as a Medical Technician, and graduated from Stanford University. [...]
Kenneth G. Dunn passed away January 29, 2022. He was 76. Ken was born July 5, 1945, in Liverpool, England, to Elsie and George Dunn. He earned an AA degree while serving 21 years in the US Air Force as a K-9 handler, Master Trainer, and Law Enforcement Officer. Ken was a Deputy Sheriff with [...]
Pearl M. Phillips passed away on January 31, 2022, at Atria of Grass Valley. She was 87. Pearl was born June 23, 1934, to Myrtle and George Scott in Martinez, California. She was the oldest, and only daughter. Her brother Roy joined the family a year later. People come and people go, but not Pearl. [...]
It is with great sadness that we report that Linda Schuyler Horning passed away on January 12, 2022. She succumbed to terminal colon cancer metastasized to the liver in less than two months. Linda was a vibrant and healthy 72-year-old planning to complete a book compiling her editorials published in the Union newspaper. Her family [...]
Donald “Allen” Ramsey passed away unexpectedly on January 25th with his wife Sheri at his side. Allen was a Nevada County resident for 16 years and was employed by Waste Mgmt. He was previously a Sacramento County resident where he grew up. He was an avid bowler and fisherman and loved watching his grandsons play [...]
Donald Bruce Baggett passed away at Crystal Ridge Care Center in Grass Valley on January 23, 2022. He was 85. The immediate family gathered for a graveside burial at Live Oak Cemetery in Live Oak, California. They invite the community to celebrate Don’s life at a summer memorial service—the time and venue still to be [...]
Rosario Gomez Cotton, 94, of Colfax, CA, went home to be with Jesus on Dec. 17, 2021 at her home, surrounded by family. Rosie had suffered a stroke & heart attack in August, and came home in Oct. to be cared-for by family with support from Hospice. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She [...]
